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Wailea is a big small town of 6,352 people in Maui County, Hawaii. It's about 13 miles from Kahului, HI and 101 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 79°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.5M and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,352people
$1.5MTypical home
$2,554/moRent
86° / 79°Summer / winter
0"Snow
317Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,352
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 853 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 13 mi to Kahului, HI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,678/mo)
- Median rent $2,554/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 79°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 58
- 16% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to OGG airport
- 15 mi to OGG (major hub)
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 167 ft
- Right on the coast
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 66 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 88 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maui County: D+26 in 2024
- Hawaii: D+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk